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Elumathur is a small town located 19 km south side of Erode, in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. In ancient Tamil literatures it is mentioned as எழுமாத்தூர் and some literatures mentioning it as ezhumathur. Elumathur is situated in western part of Tamil Nadu. In ancient times it is called as Kongunadu (கொங்குநாடு). Ancient kongu nadu is divided into 24 sub divisions. Head of these provinces is called as Poondurai Naadu (பூந்துறை நாடு). Poondurai Naadu has 4 capital cities namely Poondurai, Vellode, Nasiyanur and Elumathur. The native language of Elumathur is Tamil. PoliticsElumathur is a part of Modakkurichi constituency and elects its member of legislative assembly every five years, and a part of the Erode constituency that elects its member of parliament. Since its a part of gram panchayat, every complete five years there will be an election held to elect Village panchayat president. People and CulturePeople below poverty line are around 3%, which is much lower than the national average of 29.8% and the state average of 17.1%. There has not been any major communal violence in the known past. The cultural practices largely resemble those seen in other parts of Tamil Nadu. Majority of the people are Hindus, while Christians and Muslims constitute minor proportions. AgricultureThe primary occupation of the people is agriculture. For cultivation farmers depends on water resources from bhavani sagar and mettur dam. The soil is predominantly black, but it also has some red loamy soil. There are small villages located in Elumathur panchayat which includes Mosuvan Palli, Avvalur, Pudhupalayam, Kaarakaattu Valasu, Muthuiayan Valasu, Aathikaattu Valasu, and Mettupalayam which highly depends on agriculture. {{coord missing|Tamil Nadu}} 1 : Cities and towns in Erode district |
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